New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 12:12-17

12And when he realizedσυνιδώνsunidōnG4894this,he wentἦλθενēlthenG2064to the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,the motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491who was also calledἐπικαλουμένουepikaloumenouG1941MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138,whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425were gatheredG4867togetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andwere prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13When he knockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925at the doorθύρανthuranG2374of the gateπυλῶνοςpulōnosG4440,a servant-girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686RhodaῬόδη·RhodēG4498cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to answerὑπακοῦσαιhupakousaiG5219.

14When she recognizedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,becauseἀπὸapoG575of her joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479she did not openἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,but ranεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532in and announcedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518that PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was standingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476in frontπρὸproG4253of the gateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440.

15They saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004to her, “You are out of your mindμαίνῃ.mainēG3105!”But she kept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340that it was soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.They kept sayingG3004, “It ishis angelἄγγελόςangelosG32.”

16But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074continuedἐπέμενενepemenenG1961knockingκρούων·krouōnG2925;and when they had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455the door,they sawG3708him and were amazedἐξέστησαν.exestēsanG1839.

17ButmotioningκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678to them with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495to be silentσιγᾶν,siganG4601,he describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806him out of the prisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.And he saidG3004, “ReportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518theseG3778thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778toJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385andthe brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.”ThenG2532he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.

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